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CVE-2018-1999001

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: July 23, 2018 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:48 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsJenkinsCommunications Cloud Native Core Automated Test Suite

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 18%

Description

A unauthorized modification of configuration vulnerability exists in Jenkins 2.132 and earlier, 2.121.1 and earlier in User.java that allows attackers to provide crafted login credentials that cause Jenkins to move the config.xml file from the Jenkins home directory. If Jenkins is started without this file present, it will revert to the legacy defaults of granting administrator access to anonymous users.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://jenkins.io/security/advisory/2018-07-18/#SECURITY-897
x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html

CVSS

8.8HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
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